Definition of Hull. Meaning of Hull. Synonyms of Hull
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Definition of Hull
Hull Hull Hull, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hulled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hulling.]
1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free
from integument; as, to hull corn.
2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.
Hull Hull Hull, v. i.
To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship
without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.
Hull Hull Hull, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G.
h["u]lle covering, husk, case, h["u]llen to cover, Goth.
huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See
Hele, v. t., Hell.]
1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or
of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.
2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship,
E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive
of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.
Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.
--Dryden.
Hull down, said of a ship so distant that her hull is
concealed by the convexity of the sea.
